Jim Varney Rare Stand-Up Routine

Jim Varney in ultra rare stand-up routine in the summer of 1992.
This took place in Lexington, KY.
It was for Lexington's Comic Relief at Griffin Gate.

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• lexington
• kentucky
• ky
• bunny
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[milquest]

Please make this available for playback on iPhone. I need my Varney fixes on the go! XD

[stonegator]

@milquest done.

[GenXer68]

So was there ever a video released ot him doing this character in costume?

[stonegator]

Bunny shows very briefly in Ernest Scared Stupid. She also shows up in the 1994 video "Your World As I See It" where his Astor Clement character hosts and introduces many of Jim's other familiar characters. She might have popped up in another movie but I can't remember right now. I know he had been doing Bunny since the early 80's when he was on POP GOES THE COUNTRY for a brief period and in other stand-up performances.

[maistortrichko]

MY entire childhood was based on this guy.. He was amazing.. :(

[stonegator]

I hear this type of comment quite a bit.

[bigpanfishplus]

He was an amazingly talented person. That was a very difficult crowd.

Jim was a very rare type and they'll never be another like him.

[MysTeri0usMatT7]

@Shroommduke Seeing that there are over 300 million people in america and over 6 billion people on the planet, simple logic could tell you the reason the government wants to keep tobacco products legalized, along with alcohol, but not that all natural, beneficial harmless plant called cannabis!! Which actually destroys cancer, promotes peace and brain cell growth, and brings people together instead of keeping them separated from everything. I'm not a stoner, just using common sense.

[BigSpecialK23]

This guy was a pure genius,,and its crazy how natural it came to him,,this guy was so good,,damn i miss REAL AUTHENTIC comedians ,,the ones that had to make it on strong personality!,and nowadays its all about looks and special effects, and because of crazy fuckin dumb kids and parents,they dont even put the same shit on TV that they used to in the 80's.We will probably never see guys like this again,,just pure talent.

[Shroommduke]

DON'T SMOKE TOBACCO!

Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable illness and death in the United States!

Don't do Drugs... but tobacco is ok?

The "War on Drugs" is an abject failure and a fraud!

I think if you have enough money you can get anyone to say anything for as long as you want...

[TheLastBishop]

Did he just say "Lawrenceburg"?!!!!!!!!!!! LOL This is the same town in Ky where I live at this very moment!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[no2wavesarethesame]

dude was gay !!! no wonder he was so original !

[HoneyIShrunkTheKids2]

His voice really sounds like that? i thought he changed it for the movies

[1017sq]

Ernest!

[jakebright2010]

He was such a great actor and he was so funny. I loved all his movies!!!!!

[KomonHouseholdObjex]

@GenXer68 I think it was in Ernest Rides Again.

[PRIVATEAYEIEYE]

I saw him live at Nashville's Exit/Inn in the 2nd half of the 70's. I think it was after his stint as Sgt. Glory (Is that the name?) for Purity Dairy and before Ernest debuted. He was surprisingly edgy and intelligent, and did a great segment of Shakespearian parody. Quite a departure from his "Creature Cooler" bug juice ads.

Anyone have any of those to upload? I couldn't find a single still image or reference to this character on the net.